Up (2009)

Up Synopsis

From the Academy Award®-nominated team of director Pete Docter (“Monsters, Inc.”) and co-director Bob Peterson comes “Up,” a comedic adventure taking off (and lifting spirits) in summer 2009. Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life. “Up” takes audiences on a thrilling journey where the unlikely pair encounter wild terrain, unexpected villains and jungle creatures. When seeking adventure next summer – look “Up.”

A great movie is an emotional journey. The movie makers at Pixar have become masters of taking us on emotional journeys over the years. Now we know who’s to blame for making us pull out the tissues whenever we sit down for a “fun” Pixar movie.

Surprisingly emotional moments have long been Pixar's M.O., yet, they still manage to hit us with their emotional resonance. Now, a supercut of said sentiment manages to capture Pixar’s best blatant tugs on our heartstrings.

Pixar’s masterpiece, Up inspired nothing but wondrous awe and the occasional tear or two. However, the film appears to be susceptible to some serious context alteration. Now, thanks to YouTube mashup artists, CineMash, it also works well as a child kidnapping tale with a terrifying trip. Check it out below!

Everyone who has seen Up knows how heartbreaking the first ten minutes are. Fortunately, not everyone in the world has seen Up yet; so, some geniuses gathered together some dudes who missed out, fed them alcohol and taped their reactions. Naturally, the end result is priceless.

So the Up clip demonstrates what we all pretty much knew. There are a lot of pretenders in this universe, and they think they can ape Michael Bay’s style. But when you boil it down to the facts, there is only one Michael Bay on this planet.

Pixar's Up was a box office smash, adored by critics, and winner of two Academy Awards (for Best Score and Best Animated Feature). But it turns out the movie's charms aren't quite enough to impress cranky citizens of Santa Clara, California who are furious that one family has recreated the Up house's colorful exterior on their Old Victorian home

We first showed you snapshots of this exterior of this incredible construction when the house went on sale in 2011, but now its newly minted homeowners have been kind enough to take all of us inside with a video tour...

Brave isn't the first time Pixar has saved its “gotcha” moment for the final scenes. And it got us thinking: What are the five best endings in Pixar history? We put it to a vote, and the CB staff came back with these selections (as well as explanations as to why these endings work so well)

Carl & Ellie’s dream house is more than just a fantasy, someone in Utah has made it a reality. The photos you’re about to see below are of 5390 West in Harriman Utah where Bangerter Homes is building an exact replica of the Up home. They’re selling the 2800 square foot replica for around $399,000.

If you’re not yet familiar with composer Michael Giacchino, you should be. Having just won the Oscar for his work on the score for Pixar’s Up, the New Jersey native is working seemingly non-stop on project after project

The Simpsons used to be able to maintain a consistent level of funny for twenty-two minutes straight minutes, but past season ten, the whole thing has been heading downhill. One aspect of the show that

This weekend will be the final adventure we spend with two of the unlikeliest heroes, and even more unlikely buddies, we've ever seen on the screen. Buzz Lightyear and Woody spent Toy Story hating each other

We've all written letters to someone famous when we were growing up. Whether is was a famous actor or actress, an athlete, or Santa Claus, somewhere in the world is a letter that went unanswered with a child's dream crushed with it. But what if those childhood heroes wrote back?

Not just at the Oscars but in every visual effects award possible, there's not really a contest. Either you go for the groundbreaking, breathtaking, game-changing work in Avatar, or you're just being ornery

More often than not it's the moments we remember most; those special, singular places in time where everything comes together on screen for a few brief seconds or minutes to create something so indelible

You’ve seen plenty of awards from film critic organizations this week, but now it’s time for the only one I care about, since I vote in it. The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association announced the winners of its annual awards this morning

It's too soon to tell if any of the great lines from this summer's movies will become legendary, but below are my picks for the 10 best. There's a whole lot to choose from-- The Hangover and In the Loop could each be a list of their own

I know the truth about summer: It's all about lovin'. Summer 2009 was, like any other summer, all about romance. Love was in the air and Hollywood delivered lustful relationships with style, flair, and ridiculously over-inflated budgets

Summer is a time for heroes, be they young men stopping the Decepticon takeover or an average guy infused with adamantium claws and wicked sideburns. But everyone knows it's the villains who have the most fun

Wolverine, James T. Kirk and Harry Potter are great at cleaning up the bad guys, but that's what we expect of them. Whether it's a slash of the claws, leading the Enterprise into battle or a flick of the wand, these boys always take care of business

Pixar was able to grant a little girl the one last little thing that in her eyes was everything. After being diagnosed with vascular cancer three years ago, it became apparent that 10-year-old Colby Curtin would not live long enough to catch Up

It was a close contest between the old man with the balloons and the three guys suffering an awful morning after, but in the end, The Hangover actually managed to best Up for the number-one spot at the box office this weekend

If you liked the look of Up, you've absolutely got to take a look at the latest post on Pixar artist Lou Romano's blog. He's shared dozens of the sketches, animations, and even models he and his team made to get all the details of Up's world right

With their tenth feature film Pixar proved again this weekend that movie studios are better off run by competent, innovative storytellers and artists. Executives are best left to sign checks, shut up, and stay the heck out of the way.

The Film Experience's Nathaniel Rogers and I got together once again to talk about Up, with some balloons in the background to keep us company (I was a hilarious sight riding my bike to Nathaniel's place while carrying the balloons, but that's another story)

It just may be easier for you to find your way to Paradise Falls than you'd think. Wired is running an article right now that discusses the scientific details of just how a person might be able to pick their house up using helium balloons

Long doomed to be cast off into nursing homes and the faded memories of time past, the elderly, while historically strong voters and ardent supporters of the flea market, are the most underutilized demographic in Hollywood

Now that Up is coming to theaters this Friday and many of you will be seeing the full film in a few days, I figured it was worth revisiting the interview, specifically the parts about the movie itself. I know I've enjoyed looking back at it after seeing the full film

Pixar has a long history of teasing characters for their upcoming movies as an Easter egg in their current film. For example if you’re paying attention, you can catch Nemo, from Finding Nemo in Monsters, Inc.. They’ve done it again

I've talked before about how I'm a huge fan of Hulu, and how it makes a great platform for trailers and clips because it's so damn easy to use. Now Pixar has made it all the easier for me to watch and re-watch the moment where Carl and Russell meet Dug

As has been speculated for a while now, many of the usual suspects will be appearing at the Cannes Film Festival next month (while we plebes remain in our offices, far away from the French beach, of course)